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The Book of Carraig (The Cross of Ciaran 2) Kindle Edition

by Andrea Matthews (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Almost a year after waking to find himself in twentieth-century New York, fifth-century Celt Ciarán Donnelly has finally returned to his childhood home, but Ireland is nothing like he remembers it. The realization is overwhelming and taking a toll on his relationship with archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell as well. Keeping his secret from her has been no easy task. Due to some quick thinking on the part of her Uncle Mike, however, Ciarán has managed to conceal the fact that he and the Celt that mysteriously disappeared from a local museum the previous year are one in the same.
Ciarán intends on keeping it that way, at least for the time being. Right now, there is another more pressing issue. He longs to locate the grave of his fifth-century wife. Her only crime was daring to love him, a guardian of the goddess, and for that he can never forgive himself. Even more urgent, he needs to figure out a way to wake his brother, Aodhán, and free him from the Dublin museum, where he continues to exist in the same centuries’ long sleep Ciarán had. At least, Ciarán hopes he does.
Of course, things never go according to plan. When a serial killer starts stalking the countryside, Ciarán may be the only one who can stop him. To do so, however, he’ll need to risk his own life, as well as that of his brother, thus revealing his secret and exposing the truth. But can he even defeat such a ruthless monster? Only the Book of Carraig hold the answer, but first, Ciarán needs to find it.
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    The Cross of Ciaran
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  4. Publication date
    May 26, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B095ZZ1MCJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inez M. Foster (May 26, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 420 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1733337539
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 474 ratings

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Andrea Matthews is the pseudonym for Inez Foster, a historian and librarian who loves to read and write and search around for her roots, genealogical speaking. She has a BA in History and an MLS in Library Science, and enjoys the research almost as much as she does writing the story. In fact, many of her ideas come to her while doing casual research or digging into her family history. She is the author of the Thunder on the Moor series set on the 16th century Anglo-Scottish Border, and the Cross of Ciaran series, where a fifteen hundred year old Celt finds himself in the twentieth century. Andrea also writes historical mysteries under the pen name I. M. Foster. Her series A South Shore Mystery is set in the early 1900s on Long Island. Andrea is a member of the Long Island Romance Writers, and the Historical Novel Society.

You can keep track of Andrea's upcoming releases and tidbits about her books on the following sites:

Website: www.andrea-matthews.com - for romances

Facebook: Andrea Matthew Historical Romance

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Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find the love story touching, with suspense and drama. The past and present are brought together in a story that readers appreciate. Overall, they describe it as an engaging read with action, intrigue, and love.

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"Quite simply, it had a well thought out plot line, engaging characters, and, well its mostly in Ireland so you get a bit of history as well...." Read more

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  • Mickie danner
    5.0 out of 5 stars carraig
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2025
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    Constantly moving and changing..hard to put down...quite the story with more to come..can't wait to start the next in the series. Ancient pics and all the horrors of the past. Love the Christian aspect that was added.
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  • nlg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Fast Paced Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023
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    The Book of Carraig, written by Andrea Matthews, is the second story in The Cross of Ciaran three book series. This book began where book one ended and was a wonderful fast paced ride which answered many of the questions left by the first book, deepened the readers understanding of the characters, furthered the adventure, danger, friendships and love. I am looking forward to reading the third and final book in this series.
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  • Ashlee
    4.0 out of 5 stars St. Patty's Day Read!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022
    What a better way to welcome in St. Patty's day then with a great book series that takes place in Ireland!!!

    I have to admit I was a little lost in the first chapter of book 1 but, after that it was amazing and really easy to follow.

    I do have to say if you are reading the Kindle versions of these books you do miss out on the freedom of flipping directly to the back for translation.

    Some of the words and phrases in this series are written in Gaelic. It does make the audio book very fun to listen to since most of those words and phrases I could not say.

    The character development is everything I needed in a book and more. The plot was a little predictable in places but, didn't take away from the experience at all.

    The ending does tie up nicely and give a sense of closure but, also of wanting more.

    Can't wait to see what or if there will be a book 3 !
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  • brenM
    5.0 out of 5 stars loved it so much action intrigue and love!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
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    Loved this ! Loved the characters their love and care for each other!!! Loved the drama could hardly put it down! For a time travel with historical interest it had a new twist for sure and the second book better even than the first maybe now I hope the last is just as good!
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  • Allison Ruggenberg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2021
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    Quite simply, it had a well thought out plot line, engaging characters, and, well its mostly in Ireland so you get a bit of history as well. Win/ win scenario for me.
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  • S
    3.0 out of 5 stars Way too slow
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
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    I ended up skimming towards the end. It just didn't grab my attention like I hoped. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't get into it. It would pick up for a while and then die down again...and now there's a third book?!?! Hard pass for me.
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  • Linda M
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021
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    I chose this book because I have a fascination with Ireland because my several members of my father's family were born there. The love story between Ciaran and Caitlin was beautiful.
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  • JD. Ottinger
    4.0 out of 5 stars And another brother adds to the adventure!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021
    This was a wonderful second book to this series! I was glad that it picked up fairly soon after the first one and didn't pace too far forward in time. The flashbacks continued to provide keen insight and backstory for Ciaran's past--and added his brother Aodhan to the plot! I have to admit, I was happy that he got to have his twin join him in his excursions in the modern world!

    There were some big twists that I didn't see coming in this book, too. Andrea Matthews does an incredible job describing Ireland and its landscape, giving me another reason to enjoy the book. I look forward to seeing how she continues the story in the next installment!
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  • Angela Hayes
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to the series!
    Reviewed in Australia on September 18, 2021
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    3.5 Stars

    The Book of Carraig is the second book in The Cross of Ciaran series by Andrea Matthews. As with the first book, it is a paranormal romance- with mystery, magic, romance, family, a serial killer, danger, secrets, angst, adventure, drama, suspense, and history.
    As this book follows on from the events in Book One, so I highly recommend reading ‘The Cross Of Ciaran’ before embarking on this adventure. This story picks up a year after the developments in book one. Ciaran has returned to his homeland, Ireland- but it is not the home he once remembered. He is determined to ‘wake’ his brother, who has spent centuries in the same sleep state that Ciaran experienced. He hopes that The Book of Carraig has the answers he needs. He just has to locate it- easy, right?
    Things do not go according to plan. Add a serial killer threatening the area- and the story gets interesting.
    The story continues in ‘The Cave of Rúin Ársa’ (Book Three).

    Thank you, Andrea Matthews!
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